The Wider Image: The toll on migrants of a free

Jose Manuel, a Venezuelan asylum seeker, shows a bracelet displaying his destination to the camera, while he waits for the departure of a bus to Chicago, outside of a migrant processing center in downtown Brownsville, Texas, U.S., October 21, 2023. After passing an initial asylum screening in detention, Jose Manuel was released and headed to Chicago on a free bus provided by the State of Texas, despite his initial plan to travel to South Carolina. REUTERS/Carlos Barria